How do I make a MacOS Sierra boot drive bootable?
The Easy Option: Disk Creator
- Download the macOS Sierra installer and Disk Creator.
- Insert an 8GB (or larger) flash drive.
- Open Disc Creator and click the “Select the OS X Installer” button.
- Find the Sierra installer file.
- Select your flash drive from the drop-down menu.
- Click “Create Installer.”
Can you run OSX on a PC?
Apple doesn’t want you to install macOS on a PC, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Numerous tools will help you create an installer that will allow to install any version of macOS from Snow Leopard onwards on a non-Apple PC. Doing so will result in what’s fondly known as a Hackintosh.
Where to find createinstallmedia on a Mac?
The createinstallmedia command looks correct and the command line syntax looks correct. Just to verify, you have Install macOS High Sierra.app in the Applications folder? I would suggest opening the Console app and see why it is complaining about command not found.
Why does createinstallmedia not work in Catalina?
When trying to use the createinstallmedia command, I keep getting the “command not found” error. But I suspect my problem is more basic. I downloaded the Sierra installer from this Apple page. I mounted the .dmg file and found the InstallOS.pkg within. According to the aforementioned Apple page,
What to do if you cant boot from bootable installer?
If you can’t start up from the bootable installer, make sure that the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility is set to allow booting from external media. Choose your language, if prompted. Select Install macOS (or Install OS X) from the Utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
Why is my sudo command not formed for El Capitan?
Type this in a terminal window: Your command string is not formed correctly for El Capitan. You have El\\Captian in your sudo command instead of El\\ Capitan with a space after the \\. Just fix those 2 misspellings/spacing and try again.